Number of Articles: 369
Investment in L2 learning among Iranian English language learners
Volume 37, Issue 3 , October 2018, , Pages 131-168
Abstract
Drawing on Norton Peirce's (1995) theory of investment and Darvin and Norton's (2015) expanded the model of investment, the present study aims to research investment in second language ... Read More
L2 Discourse Co-construction within the Learner’s ZPD
Volume 29, Issue 1 , March 2010, , Pages 67-89
Abstract
This study examined the effect of the ZPD-based discourse scaffolding on EFL learners' co-construction of L2 metadiscourse performing collaborative writing tasks and explored the discourse ... Read More
Anaphors in Casual and Controlled Talk groups of Iranian EFL Learners
Volume 28, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 75-97
Abstract
By relying mainly on the accessibility approach to anaphora, this article intends to analyze the types, distributions and retrieval of anaphors in two forms of spoken discourse: casual ... Read More
Variations in EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Knowledge Base as a Function of Their Teaching License Status
Volume 30, Issue 3 , October 2011, , Pages 83-114
Abstract
The study of teachers’ pedagogical knowledge base (PKB) to discover how teachers think and work is attracting increasing attention in ELT. Against this background, the present ... Read More
Personality Development by means of Investment in L2 and its impact on EFL Proficiency: A survey of Iranian MA EFL students
Volume 32, Issue 3 , October 2013, , Pages 83-105
Abstract
Abstract Norton’s (1995) Investment Hypothesis in L2 learning that L2 learners who cherish and foresee a richer personality for themselves in their L2 context would thrive more ... Read More
Individual and Collaborative Planning Conditions: Effects on Fluency, Complexity and Accuracy in L2 Argumentative Writing
Volume 32, Issue 4 , March 2014, , Pages 85-110
Abstract
Research on pre-task planning has revealed that planned conditions have produced more fluent and complex language than unplanned conditions. To date, most of these studies have investigated ... Read More
An Analysis of English and Persian Academic Written Discourses in Human Sciences: An Evolutionary Account
Volume 29, Issue 3 , September 2010, , Pages 87-105
Abstract
The present paper focused on the sociocultural explanations of rhetorical differences between English and Persian and was based on the contrastive genre analysis of Applied Linguistics ... Read More
The Investigation of the Perspectives of Iranian EFL Domain Experts on Postmethod Pedagogy: A Delphi Technique
Volume 33, Issue 3 , October 2014, , Pages 89-112
Abstract
After the introduction of postmethod pedagogy by Kumaravadivelu with its three principles of particularity, possibility and practicality, a wave of attention was directed towards this ... Read More
Stripped of Authorship or Projected Identity? Iranian Scholars’ Presence in Research Articles
Volume 32, Issue 1 , May 2013, , Pages 91-110
Abstract
Research Article (RA) genre has been a significant area of research in academic writing over past decades. However, authors’ identity in RAs has not received much attention, especially ... Read More
Discursive motivation construction: A case of two Iranian EFL learners
Volume 32, Issue 2 , July 2013, , Pages 91-111
Abstract
Investigating the discursive construction of EFL learners’ motivation is a relatively new area of inquiry. Hence, there is a dearth of research into how foreign language learners’ ... Read More
Voice in Short Argumentative Texts Written by Undergraduate Learners of English
Volume 33, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 93-111
Abstract
The present study explored the intensity level of authorial voice in relation to the quality of argumentative writing. 42 undergraduate learners of English as a foreign language (36 ... Read More
Iranian EFL Learners’ Autonomous Behavior in Out-of-class Contexts: A Call for Understanding Learners’ Personalized Approaches to Learning
Volume 33, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 95-22
Abstract
The salient, and often ignored, role that out-of-class learning plays in second/foreign language (L2) learners’ development is overshadowed by classroom research. The main aim ... Read More
L1 Use and Language-Related Episodes (LREs) in an EFL Setting
Volume 30, Issue 4 , March 2012, , Pages 99-125
Abstract
Pair and small group work is infrequently welcomed in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes under the assumption that students tend to use their first language (L1), which is ... Read More
Thomas Hardy's Under the Greenwood Tree : An Althusserian Perspective
Volume 30, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 99-118
Abstract
With the beginning of the 19th century, England entered into a transitional period. Sociologists believe that in each era of transformation, the ruling class tries to establish its ... Read More
Language and Identity in the Iranian Context: The Impact of Identity Aspects on EFL Learners' Achievement
Volume 29, Issue 2 , June 2010, , Pages 99-121
Abstract
Identity orientations refer to the relative importance that individuals place on various identity attributes or characteristics such as race, religion, culture and language when constructing ... Read More
The Typology of EFL Teachers’ Codeswitching: A Validation Study
Volume 31, Issue 3 , October 2012, , Pages 103-126
Abstract
The use of L1 in language classroom has been traditionally repressed by applied linguists. However, in recent years, it is believed that switching to L1 can be considered a pedagogical ... Read More
Power Relations among Different Test Parties from the Perspective of Critical Language Assessment
Volume 31, Issue 4 , March 2013, , Pages 103-126
Abstract
Critical Language Assessment (CLA) argues that language testing is a form of social practice and an agent of cultural, social, educational as well as ideological agendas. As such this ... Read More
Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies to Iranian EFL Pre-University Students
Volume 31, Issue 1 , May 2012, , Pages 107-139
Abstract
The present study investigated the potential of implementing reading strategy instruction in raising learner readers' awareness of reading strategies, extending the range of strategies ... Read More
Iranian EFL Teachers' Views on Measuring Reading Comprehension
Volume 30, Issue 2 , July 2011, , Pages 107-134
Abstract
Understanding the opinions of major role players in education (i.e. teachers, students, and policy makers) on all aspects of learning and teaching is influential to the success of the ... Read More
Cognitive Task Complexity and Iranian EFL Learners’ Written Linguistic Performance across Writing Proficiency Levels
Volume 33, Issue 2 , July 2014, , Pages 107-128
Abstract
Recently tasks, as the basic units of syllabi, and the cognitive complexity, as the criterion for sequencing them, have caught many second language researchers’ attention. This ... Read More
STANCE AND ENGAGEMENT DISCOURSE MARKERS IN JOURNAL’S “AUTHOR GUIDELINES”
Volume 34, Issue 3 , October 2015, , Pages 109-140
Abstract
Over the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in the study of interactional metadiscourse markers in different contexts. However, not much research has been conducted ... Read More
Genre Analysis and Genre-mixing Across Various Realizations of Academic Book Introductions in Applied Linguistics
Volume 35, Issue 1 , May 2016, , Pages 111-138
Abstract
Motivated by the need to explore the introductory sections of textbooks, the present study attempted to scrutinize three realizations of academic introductions, namely, Preface, Introduction, ... Read More
An Assessment Scheme for ELT Performance: An Iranian Case of Farhangian University
Volume 36, Issue 1 , May 2017, , Pages 111-144
Abstract
Accountability concerns in language education call for the development of more valid and authentic measures of assessment. In light of these concerns, performance assessment has received ... Read More
Computer-Generated vs. Direct Written Corrective Feedback and Iranian EFL Students’ Syntactic Accuracy and Complexity
Volume 42, Issue 2 , May 2023, , Pages 111-148
Abstract
To date, with the everyday growth of technology and the increase of online classes, busy modern teachers seek to lighten their burdens and boost their learners’ autonomy. Thus, ... Read More
EFL Learners’ Training on IELTS Writing Skills and Their Possible Self Construction
Volume 43, Issue 2 , May 2024, , Pages 111-132